San Diego Habitat for Humanity Announces Homeownership Opportunities for Local Families

Affordable Housing Orientations in English, Spanish Held in Oceanside on May 26

   San Diego Habitat for Humanity Inc. (SDHFH), led by Executive Director Brad Bates, is putting a call out to local families: “Let us help you get a hand up, not a hand out.”

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot has been said about the problems created by long border waits, how it affects the environment, San Ysidro businesses, how it left Revolution Street almost empty. Even more has been said about insecurity and how it has affected medical tourism and the maquiladora industry.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mucho se ha hablado sobre la problemática del tiempo de cruce en la frontera, sobre cómo afecta a los empresarios de San Ysidro, como se ha dejado la&nbsp; calle Revolución medio vacía y esto aunado a la inseguridad ha afectado al sector médico, a&nbsp; la maquila e incluso al medio ambiente.</p>

Friday 14 May 2010

by: Eugene Robinson, Op-Ed

Washington – At least we don’t have to pretend anymore. Arizona’s passing of that mean-spirited new immigration law wasn’t about high-minded principle or the need to maintain public order. Apparently, it was all about putting Latinos in their place.

Follow this link for the full story:  http://www.truthout.org/eugene-robinson-outlawing-lantinos-heritage59483

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